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EFSA positive on E 246 for cheese and meat products

EFSA has identified no safety concerns with the broader use of the preservative E 246. The application covers eleven additional food categories, including cheese and meat products. It also includes pomegranate arils, var..

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Save time and reduce costs with food-safe lubricants

25 November 2024

Lubricants are essential in the food industry, where strict hygiene and safety standards apply. Bechem, a German producer of food-safe lubricants, and FenS, distributor in the Netherlands and Belgium, offer solutions tha...

Vebego: No cleaning, no production

25 November 2024

The food industry is a dynamic world full of challenges that consumers often know nothing about. Yet these challenges are part of daily life for both food producers and the hygiene experts at Vebego Cleaning Services. In...

Column Saskia Stender: Healthy work culture

25 November 2024

Hygiene in the food industry leaves no room for half measures: the quality of your end product and the health of the consumer come first. That’s a fact. Here’s another fact: food safety is non-negotiable. But what about ...

Food safety starts with reliable analyses

25 November 2024

Food safety is a cornerstone of the Dutch food industry and affects us all. Nutrilab, based in Giessen, has developed over the past decades into a reliable partner for companies aiming to meet the strictest quality stand...

2025 Trend Report for the Food and Beverage Industry

20 November 2024

2025 promises to be a transformative year for the food and beverage sector. Strengthen your business strategy and gain a lasting competitive edge with this practical guide to the industry’s most significant challenges an...

LTO calls for immediate nationwide poultry confinement order

20 November 2024

LTO/NOP Pluimveehouderij has urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to immediately impose a nationwide poultry confinement order. This request follows the confirmation of bird flu at a farm with organ...

MARAN 2024: Antibiotic resistance in animals stabilizes

19 November 2024

The decline in antibiotic use in Dutch livestock farming appears to be leveling off. This is evident from the MARAN 2024 report, where Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) presents the latest data on antibiotic resis...

Concerns on high mercury levels in tuna products

06 November 2024

A recent report from the French organizations BLOOM and Foodwatch reveals that 100% of the 150 tested tuna products across Europe contain mercury. Alarmingly, 10% of these samples exceed the legally permitted mercury lev...

NVWA: Stricter transport hygiene against avian flu & ASF

06 November 2024

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has issued a warning regarding the risks posed by the current outbreaks of avian influenza and African Swine Fever (ASF) across Europe. As wild bird migra...

FAVV: 50% of Belgian food labels not compliant with EU regulations

22 October 2024

During a nationwide campaign from June 11 to 17, 2024, the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FAVV) inspected over 1,240 Belgian companies for compliance with food labeling regulations. The action r...

How sustainable is fish feed for the aquaculture industry?

22 October 2024

The aquaculture industry is growing rapidly. To feed all those fish, a lot of fish feed is required. This feed is often made from wild fish that are specifically caught to be processed into fishmeal and fish oil. But how...

NVWA tightens meat sector supervision from 2025

21 October 2024

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is working hard to improve its supervision and ensure the organisation is future-proof. Thanks to additional financial resources provided by the Rutte IV cabine...

NAPV launches platform to accelerate product improvement

07 October 2024

Maud Theelen, network manager of the National Approach to Product Improvement (NAPV), has announced the launch of a new product improvement platform. This platform is designed to help companies in the food industry accel...

Novel Foods: Are you ready for the new rules?

01 October 2024

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently updated its guidelines for novel food applications. This revision, set to take effect in February 2025, marks a significant step for companies aiming to introduce ne...

Important safety standards in powder production

23 September 2024

Maintaining strict guidelines for food safety and quality is a constant challenge that impacts every link in the food chain. The food industry allocates a significant portion of its budget to reduce the risk of food cont...